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Saturday, April 29 • 17:00 - 17:50
Writing High-Performance Nonfiction

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Writing nonfiction is not merely reciting facts. It's a specialized form of storytelling, very different from your college essays and book reports. Whether you're writing memoirs or computer texts, using storytelling techniques transforms your work for the better. This talk takes you through making your nonfiction not only readable, but memorable.

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Michael W. Lucas

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I pay the mortgage writing novels and nonfiction books. Best known for BSD tech books, the Immortal Clay series, and (heaven help me) satirical Linux erotica. Talk to me about BSD operating systems, pet rats, martial arts, writing and publishing, and gelato.Latest tech books: SSH... Read More →


Saturday April 29, 2017 17:00 - 17:50 EDT
Algonquin D